H. Leon Greene

The Confederate Yellow Fever Conspiracy

The Germ Warfare Plot of Luke Pryor Blackburn, 1864-1865

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Produktbeschreibung

Defeat was looming for the South--as the Civil War continued, paths to possible victory were fast disappearing. Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn, a Confederate physician and expert in infectious diseases, had an idea that might turn the tide: he would risk his own life and career to bring a yellow fever epidemic to the North. To carry out his mission, he would need some accomplices. Tracing the plans and movements of the conspirators, this thoroughly researched history describes in detail the yellow fever plot of 1864-1865.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9781476668901
• ISBN-10: 1476668906
• Artikelnr.: 53023243

Autorenporträt

H. Leon Greene is a cardiologist living in Bellingham, Washington. As emeritus professor of medicine, he has published two books, authored or co-authored more than 30 book chapters and sections and more than 250 medical scientific articles.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction
1.
Luke Pryor Blackburn, Lover of the South and Its Culture
2.
The Scourge of Yellow Fever
3.
The Canadian Confederacy
4.
Maritime Shipping and the Union Blockade of Confederate Ports
5.
Civil War Medicine and Dr. Blackburn
6.
Dr. Blackburn's Early Confederate Service
7.
Godfrey Joseph Hyams, Co-Conspirator
8.
Nefarious Schemes and Diabolical Plans
9.
Plans for the Importation of Pestilence: The First Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever 10.
The Second Shipment of Articles Contaminated with Yellow Fever 11.
Trials in Canada 12.
Trials in the United States 13.
Jefferson Davis: His Involvement in the Plots and the Consequences 14.
The Fate of the Co-Conspirators 15.
Godfrey Joseph Hyams: The Aftermath 16.
Dr. Luke Pryor Blackburn: Ghoul or Governor? Is This the Same Man? Chapter Notes Bibliography Index